Myofibroblast metaplasia after descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Heindl, Ludwig M ^a   Schlötzer Schrehardt, Ursula ^a   Cursiefen, Claus ^a   Bachmann, Bjoern O ^a   Hofmann Rummelt, Carmen ^a   Kruse, Friedrich E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENGRAFTMENT; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPATHY; MALE; METAPLASIA; MYOFIBROBLASTIC METAPLASIA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79957557928     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.11.032     Document Type: Article

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